Ecolabelling & Certification
Over 90% of Atlantic Canada’s fishery is taking sustainable action, including:
Atlantic Halibut
- MSC In assessment
- Canada Atlantic Halibut
Coldwater Shrimp – Inshore
- Canada northern prawn – MSC certified, August 5, 2008
- Gulf of St. Lawrence northern shrimp – MSC certified, September 23, 2008
- Gulf of St. Lawrence northern shrimp trawl fishery Esquiman Channel – MSC certified, March 30, 2009
- Scotian shelf shrimp – MSC certified, June 2011
- Fogo Island cold water shrimp – In assessment (MSC)
Coldwater Shrimp – Offshore
- Canada offshore northern and striped shrimp – In assessment (MSC)
Haddock
- Canada Scotia-Fundy haddock – MSC certified, October 22, 2010
Halibut
- Canada Atlantic halibut – In assessment (MSC)
Herring
- NAFO Division 4R Atlantic herring purse seine – In assessment (MSC)
Lobster
- Eastern Canada offshore lobster – MSC certified, June 2, 2010
Salmon
- Cooke Aquaculture Salmon – Seafood Trust certified
Scallop
- Eastern Canada offshore scallop fishery – MSC certified, March 2010
Snow Crab
- Scotian shelf and the Gulf of St Lawrence snow crab trap – In assessment (MSC)
Surf Clams
- Clearwater Seafoods Banquereau and Grand Banks Arctic surf clam – In assessment (MSC)
Swordfish
- North West Atlantic Canada harpoon swordfish – MSC certified, June 18, 2010
- North West Atlantic Canada longline swordfish – MSC certified, April 2012
Yellowtail Flounder
- OCI Grand Bank yellowtail flounder trawl – MSC certified, October 28, 2010
To learn more, visit: Sustainable Fish and Seafood.